§ 9-335. Operating requirements—Reflexology

Any establishment providing reflexology treatments shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

(a) Reflexology shall only be conducted by certified massage therapists or practitioners.

(b) Reflexology shall not be conducted within individual rooms, cubicles, or any partitioned space that is not visible from outside of the establishment, and no establishment shall contain individual rooms, cubicles or partitioned space, for the purpose of performing any reflexology treatment that is not visible from outside of the establishment.

(c) Reflexology treatments by definition only involve and require contact with the hands or feet of the patron/client. Accordingly, persons administering reflexology treatment are prohibited from making physical contact with any part of the body other than the hands and feet of the patron. Any person administering a reflexology treatment must comply with the following restrictions while the reflexology treatment is being administered:

(1) While working on the feet, only contact from the foot to the knee is allowed. Any contact above the knee is prohibited.

(2) While working on the hands, only contact from the fingers up to the elbow is allowed. Any contact above the elbow is prohibited.

(3) Contact with any other part of the patron's body is strictly prohibited.

(d) Nothing is this section should be construed to mean that an establishment providing reflexology treatments is not subject to all requirements for massage establishments.

((Ord. No. 11-7, § 1, 7-19-11 )